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Weathercock

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A weathervane, especially one in the form of a rooster.

n. One that is very changeable or fickle.

verb-intransitive. To have a tendency to veer in the direction of the wind. Used of an aircraft or a missile.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A weather vane in the shape of a cockerel.

v. To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction.

n. Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.

v. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A vane or weather-vane; a pointing device, set on the top of a spire or other elevation, and turning with the wind, thus showing its direction. See cut under vane.

n. Figuratively, any thing or person that is easily and frequently turned or swayed; a fickle or inconstant person.

To serve as a weathercock to or on.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

Word Usage

"A bad look out, Tomkins, said he, if that rascally old weathercock is to be trusted, the wind's got into the wrong quarter again, and we shall have more rain."

Verb Form

weathercocks

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

vane weather vane weathervane wind vane

Cross Reference

wind sock weathervane weather vane windsock

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

weathervane

Same Context

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